GMC R-2 Toast Tower case with patented 5.25" drive mounting.

Author: Jouni Vasama Published: 13.06.2007 Manufacturer: GMC Product Group: Computer case In English Suomeksi

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Taking a look at the backside of the case reveals the unfortunate fact that there's no room for a 120 mm fan. Instead there are two places for 80 mm fans, one of which comes installed. The case houses normal ATX-sized motherboards and PSUs as also seen in this image. It's interesting how they've managed to make such a small case to house full-sized hardware, so lets take a look inside!

The left sidepanel is held in place with two thumbscrews, whereas the right side, the bottom and the roof are made from one piece and are riveted in place.

The small depth of the case has been made possible by putting the HDD cage where the optical drives are usually, in front of the PSU on the top of the case. Still there seems to be no place for optical drive... Most of the internal metal parts are stamped and the corners bent to add structural strenght. Thanks to this the sheet metal used is very thin and the case very light as well.

Removing the front panel finally reveals the 5,25" place of this case, it's located so that the tray moves up to the slot in the front panel. The button to open the drive is located to the left side of the front panel and is mechanically connected to the button of the drive itself. This is interesting design and I'm looking forward to testing how easy this is to use and how well it works with normal DVD drive.

On the top of the frame there's a mounting place for a FDD-drive or card reader, but again there's no hole for it in the front panel.

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